Installation

VirtuProbe Studio is a self-contained desktop application. Everything it needs is inside the installer, so there is nothing to install alongside it and no server to configure.

Download

Download the installer for your platform from dl.virtuprobe.studio.

Platform	File
macOS (Apple Silicon)	virtuprobe-studio-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	virtuprobe-studio-mac-x64.dmg
Windows	virtuprobe-studio-win-x64.exe
Linux (AppImage)	virtuprobe-studio-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Signing status

macOS builds are signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so they open without a Gatekeeper warning. Windows builds are not yet code-signed, so SmartScreen shows a warning on first launch (see the Windows section below). Every download also ships with a published SHA-256 checksum you can verify.

macOS

1. Open the .dmg and drag VirtuProbe Studio to Applications.
2. Launch it from Applications. The build is signed and notarized, so it opens straight away with no Gatekeeper prompt.

Windows

1. Download and run virtuprobe-studio-win-x64.exe.
2. Windows SmartScreen may show “Windows protected your PC” because the installer is unsigned.
3. Click More info, then click Run anyway.
4. Follow the setup wizard. VirtuProbe Studio is added to the Start menu.

Note

SmartScreen only appears on the first run of an unsigned installer. You will not see it again after installation.

Linux (AppImage)

1. Download the .AppImage file.
2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x virtuprobe-studio-linux-x86_64.AppImage

3. Run it:

   ./virtuprobe-studio-linux-x86_64.AppImage --no-sandbox

Note

The --no-sandbox flag is required on most Linux distributions because the Chromium sandbox requires elevated privileges that are not available by default.

First launch

On first launch, VirtuProbe creates a local database to store your projects and probes. No account or internet connection is required to start using the tool.

Verifying the download

Each installer has a corresponding .sha256 file published alongside it. To verify the integrity of what you downloaded:

macOS / Linux

# Download the sha256 file alongside the installer, then:
sha256sum --check virtuprobe-studio-linux-x86_64.AppImage.sha256
# or on macOS:
shasum -a 256 --check virtuprobe-studio-mac-arm64.dmg.sha256

Windows (PowerShell)

# Compute the hash of the downloaded file:
Get-FileHash virtuprobe-studio-win-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256

# Compare against the contents of the .sha256 file:
Get-Content virtuprobe-studio-win-x64.exe.sha256

The .sha256 files are available at the same path as the installer, with .sha256 appended. For example:

https://dl.virtuprobe.studio/latest/win/virtuprobe-studio-win-x64.exe.sha256
https://dl.virtuprobe.studio/latest/mac/virtuprobe-studio-mac-arm64.dmg.sha256
https://dl.virtuprobe.studio/latest/linux/virtuprobe-studio-linux-x86_64.AppImage.sha256